me, i’m a creator.

i’ve been putting off this one for a while, due to the vast number of pictures i’ve been wanting to post. but now that things have come and go, i have been able to grind them down to what i really want to post.

to start where i left off last time, I went to go visit Calvin in Chitown. To make the story short, his pad is dope. Friends are awesome. Weather is a mutha. A few pics:

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After Chicago, I went up north twice for a Trender meeting, and to film a parody wedding video for my Bro.
More pics:

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It was a fun shoot. It took about 8 hours to film 1.5hrs of footage, which will turn into a 5-10min short.
I’ll post up the final edit when it gets done.

One thing that I just want to mention really quick is how great midnight shopping is. I know most of us have gone through those midnight runs to Albertson’s when we dormed the first year of college. I’m not talking about that. I’m talking about when something just isn’t feeling quite right, and you just want to do something. For me, it was one night things were feeling kinda low. I just wanted to leave the house for a little bit, so I decided that I wanted to pick up an air freshener for my car. It wasn’t too late, but it was late enough for the workers at Ralph’s to start restocking the shelves. Aisles empty with people and filled with boxes of miscellaneous items waiting to be sorted is really calming. Maybe it’s just me because I don’t do much grocery shopping. This sudden moment of relaxation inspired me to pick up some other items, so I went to collect ingredients for my favorite lunch, sandwiches. It was a rather freeing experience. Yeah i know….DBG joe. Whatever, a pic:

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Last but not least, I’ve been working with Calvin’s bro, Howard, on some new t-shirts. Our name was inspired by Calvin on one of our Trender conference calls. It represents the people out there with a lot to say, but don’t get heard for whatever reason. Last week, we started experimenting with some production techniques, and here’s what we came up with:

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We are Quiet Soldier. (the site is still a work in process)